Physical Activity

Today in my CHLD 105 class (the one where the teacher has been super helpful through the struggles I've had in her class) we did our Big project, the Physical Activity.   Our class as a whole (all 5 of us) wrote up a lesson plan (with the guidance of our professor) and planned for a 45 minute activity lesson.   Today we did it - oh and because we were doing the activity with the group of preschoolers that I work with, I was put in charge of the group.    I was thankful for the opportunities, experience and teaching/training I got in SLI, as they really helped.    Below is the outline of what we did.

We had a warm up in the classroom that included reading two book books, a fun physically active song and dancing or movement, and engagement in conversation and or opinions of the children.  Second we implemented our physical activity using the three stations: Ball Toss, Hop ‘N Run, and The Obstacle Course.  

In Ball Toss, children had a basket of red, yellow, and blue balls.  The children took turns selecting a ball of their choice and throwing it into one of three bins.   Each bin was labeled with a large blue, red, or yellow circle.  The children’s goal was to throw the yellow balls into the yellow bin, the red balls into the red bin, and the blue balls into the blue bin.  

In Hob ‘N Run, children took turns hopping on each of six stripes on a coloured, striped mat. Upon finishing the six hops, they then ran to the far end of the room where several stuffed animals were sitting on several foam blocks.   Each child the grabbed one stuffed animal and returned it to the leader of the centre.  

In The Obstical Course, children took turns completing four different obstacles.  First they climbed up and slid down a slide.  Second they rolled over a round foam block.  Third, they had to crawl through a foam tunnel and under a series of three foam arches.  Finally, they returned to the line by the teacher.

The lesson closed with a stretching activity called Pizza Making.  In this closing activity, children sat with both legs out straight in front of them, spread apart as far as they can.   At the leader’s instruction, several students (one at a time) that were following directions got to choose a topping to add to our pizzas.  Everyone then pretended they are preparing that topping to put on their pizza (e.g. if the topping is cheese, they rub their hands back and forth as if they were grading a block of cheese over the pizza).    Finishing up this activity each child ‘stuck their pizza in the oven’. 

   Upon finishing each of the centres, each child will receive a stamp or sticker on their hand.